Thailand legalizes marijuana. First in Asia to do such.
Thailand legalized the growing of marijuana and its consumption in food and drinks on Thursday, the first Asian country to do so, with the aim of boosting its agriculture and tourism sectors, but smoking pot is still against the law.The government, banking on the plant as a cash crop, plans to give away a million plants to encourage farmers to take up its cultivation."After Covid, the economy going down the drain, we really do need this," said Chokwan Kitty Chopaka, who owns a shop selling cannabis gum sweets.